Twinkling Watermelon is a WINNER!!! This will be one of my long-term favorites. I'll be binging Alchemy of the Souls next week... looking forward to taking in all of what I missed the first time as there was SO MUCH going on in the first few episodes...

I'm really liking Twinkling Watermelon-- funny name for a coming of age story but it has been good so far (I'm on episode 12. One character struggles with suicidal thoughts at times- but other than that it is a classic K-Drama, sweet with lots of twists and turns. Well episode 13/14 deal with child abuse in greater detail than the first episodes did-- you really feel for the character-- because of this I would say older teens and up for this one-- but it is GOOD

Finished Doona... Lets put it this way-- ending was a lot like Twenty-five Twenty-one. Each episode opened with a 'future' scene-- in most episodes that scene happened in the same episode's story line-- but in a few (including the first episode) those scenes went unexplained... so ending was totally up in the air-- who knows what happened-- FRUSTRATING. Fans are crying out for a 2nd season to wind up several of the story lines left in limbo. I did like the chemistry between the characters. Not sure what I'll get into next-- I still have lots of downtime while my body heals. Also-- The Rose concert was so fun! DH survived and I heard him humming a few songs yesterday!

I'd love to participate!

Thanks for the laugh!! I've noticed this a bit before but never this extreme!!!

Nope-- no ice packs either... I'm going to have to carefully word my review... I was literally kicked out of the hospital less than 2 hours after the procedure...nurse said that almost all pacemaker patients stay overnight for monitoring... apparently not my Dr's patients! BTW-- My Dr has excellent reviews and I've been impressed with his practice (partner with my regular cardiologist... I'm just bummed because the information/prep I got and what actually happened was so different. I haven't spoken with Dr yet-- I see him next week-- he might have good explanations/reasons and I'm just being a baby... Dh went to the store and got me a few 'soft' ice packs and they really helped.

Brain fog was due to my heart rate being too low to adequately supply oxygen to my brain. The pacemaker is keeping my heart rate up so I'm no longer oxygen deprived! My poor left boob is blue/green due to bruising. Pain is lessening each day-- will still have limited use of my left arm for a while --need to keep pressure off of the wound while it heals and arm movements can cause damage (plus it HURTS right now).

I recently finished Destined with you-- still loving Rowoon! I liked Doctors (Viki) LOVED Cheese in the Trap Loved Itwaewon Class-- it wasnt what I was expecting-- had dark parts but kept my attention Started Abyss but put it on hold-- I kinda lost interest Just started Doona-- it will be a slow one- but I'm interested in what happens next (I'm on episode 4). -- Tonight I'm going to The Rose concert in Austin...they are a Korean indie rock band (not k-pop). DH gets to go (he is not too thrilled) because I cannot drive due to my recent heart procedure and he owes me big time for taking our DD to pick out her wedding dress WITHOUT ME...Our almost 4yr old LOVES The Rose song 'Back to Me' (all in English- but one F bomb we cover up when he is around)-- so DH at least knows one song! Most of their current songs are in English-- or part Korean, part English and it is not hard to figure out what they are singing about (mostly soft-rock ballads with emphasis on healing and love).

Apparently they called it 'conscious sedation'-- but it was minimalistic (Fraction of dose)... they did NOT prepare me ahead of time for what I experienced. All of the nurses (they were ALL MEN too) were awesome and tried to help me relax...

I had a pacemaker implanted on Friday... WOW-- what a difference already-- I was in such a fog! Combine that with the titanium plate in my back and I'm being assimilated (out-dated Star Trek humor attempt). My electrophysiologist does not believe in pain meds... minimal pain meds during my surgery (I was awake!) and nothing after... all I can say is that I usually have a high tolerance of pain and this HURT! I should have known better when they put me in the OR and gave me 'friendship bracelets and anklets' to wear... yes, they literally tied me down... I get it that pain meds can slow heart rate and that defeats the purpose of the pacemaker-- but sheesh! the 'minimal discomfort' in all the material was NOTHING compared to the last 3 days... Today is better though-- I was able to teach my 4 classes. Good news is that my brain is back-- brain fog is gone!!! It will take about a month for the 4 inch gash in my upper chest to heal... and my lifting and housework is limited until then (so sad...). Hopefully I'll be able to refrain from further assimilation procedures in the future...

Today is a bit better... I did go to bed very early last night... my mood is almost up to 'adult' level this morning. DH is staying clear of me-- he knows that I'm upset-- he knew that before he agreed to go yesterday...DD sort of apologized when she stopped by last night-- but most of our conversation was NOT about the wedding (I tried so HARD not to let her know I was hurt). DH has now promised to drive me to (AND ATTEND with me) a concert a few days after my surgery. I've had tickets for several months and unless there are complications with the procedure next Friday, the Dr said I'm fine to go and have fun as long as I do not drive! (I will not be allowed to drive or lift my left arm...) If you are curious I'll be attending a concert by the Korean band The Rose... I'm laughing at thought of DH being surrounded by hundreds of screaming girls... thankfully for him most songs are at least partly in English (their last album is all in English). Thankfully I love my family! This is my issue not theirs... I'll be at the wedding. DD will save $500 by having wedding on a Monday and her future in-laws own a brewery so reception venue is free. -- I've been asked to make the cake... DD grew up dreaming of me making her wedding cake as I have made many wedding cakes for friends and family... Hopefully the cake will cooperate and I'll be able to help dd get dressed for the wedding...

They will be back here at any minute-- I want to run away from home-- I cant believe how hurt I am... I knew I was going to be sad but never imagined this... Trying to be realistic-- I'm usually pretty easy-going... I think my current health situation is part of the issue-- I have a LOW heart rate that makes me feel yucky and GROGGY all of the time... so being both tired and sad are not mixing for me today. DH said that they went out to a nice lunch to celebrate-- so dont bother cooking dinner.... well fine for HIM -HUMPH-- I'm out of leftovers so I get to cook and eat dinner all by myself.... GRR-- Oh well I'm going upstairs to get lost in a new K-drama and knit or crochet (for personal therapy). Hopefully I'm fine tomorrow.

Yep, they found a dress-- they sent me a few pictures-- one was very flattering on her-- nope-- she went with one that had a slightly prettier hem detail... but the top is NOT nearly as flattering... sigh. She told me this morning that she would not choose--that she was just going to look... I've cried all afternoon-- you know-- a 'big girl temper tantrum' --- I've got to settle down and 'let it go' (maybe I'll put on Frozen and sing...)

My oldest dd will be getting married in April. Today she is out trying on wedding dresses with DH and one of her sisters. I cannot go because I have to work. I teach online and dd just scheduled this a few days ago-- I already missed a few days recently because I was hospitalized... I'll miss another day of classes next week due to a pre-op appointment (I get a battery pack next week -- in other words a heart pacemaker). While I was/am able to cover my classes with recordings, nothing compares to a live class. DD's wedding is also scheduled OUT OF STATE and on a MONDAY afternoon-- of course I will make recordings for the Monday and Tuesday I'm gone but still... My dd is an Aspie-- sometimes she just does not get other peoples feelings... I'm crying-- DH just sent a photo-- looks like she found THE DRESS...

THIS!!! This is what my step-mom (and my older sister) did to my older girls!!! HORRIBLE experiences for them when we went to visit. I was a slow learner and did not realize the damage this 'loving' had on my girls until it was too late. Youngest dd has has many fewer visits plus my parents have gained a few manners (Finally).

I have one grandson (almost 4)-- things are different because DH and I are his primary care givers-- he is starting to spend more time with his birth dad and step mom... DD2 (his mom) does what she can-- but it usually only a few minutes each day. We do work with her on how to 'parent' GS but 90% of the time it is up to DH and myself. I must say that I have an awesome relationship with GS-- we co-slept from birth until almost 3-- and now our rooms are next to each other... last night we made cookies, read books and sang silly songs... right now he and DH are playing outside after having done the weekly chore of taking the trash to the curb... DH is the 'daddy' figure for GS and they also have an awesome relationship. Our oldest DD is planning on getting married this coming April-- she would love to start a family right away-- BUT she and future SIL plan on moving out of state to be closer to his parents (it is also a much lower cost of living place)... I'm not sure how I will be a grandparent long-distance but I will try my best.

Our next step is drugs-- dd got a script for them today... praying it works. Doc says it in not uncommonly seen in feral kittens...

I'll be looking at this with my Rheumatologist in a few weeks-- I've been using biologics for over 20 years... I may need to trade up to an infusion... For those who do not know- RA and PA are GENETIC-- so drinking apple cider vinegar will not cure it!

You can call office supply stores to see if they have a large-bed scanner-- a lot of them do... this would be the cheapest option... you could always take your own photo-- but this is trickier... For the profile-- use the best side (line thickness...clarity). Direction should not matter.

Yes-- it was 'slow' but within normal. I did a quick internet search and having extreme Psoriatic Arthritis puts you at an elevated risk for gall bladder and other GI issues... makes sense-- we know it is affecting my sinus node--and in the past has affected my esophagus-- why not the GI track!

Had that and a nuclear scan-- no stones but it is very distended/inflamed.

It did NOT work well for us... First kitty was found as a ferral-stray at around 4 weeks (stuck inside the frame of a car in a grocery store parking lot in 100 degree weather)... when she was around 3 months old we decided she needed another kitten to keep her company. We found a 'social' kitten and adopted her. Well first kitty has NEVER liked the newer Kitty. 3 years later and we really need to re-home one of them- but there are no takers (and all local cat rescues are full). First kitty can be sweet and snuggly one minute then suddenly turn into a monster who goes for blood! Newer kitty has taken to going potty out side of the box-- we have LOTS of different boxes in our house-- and yes, both kittys have been recently vet-checked. If OP does end up getting a 2nd cat-- I would heavily suggest going with a neutered male-- having 2 dominant queens is HORRID!

This is more of a whine-- but support/advise/commiseration is welcome. I've been having some non-life threatening heart issues due to inflammation caused by my psoriatic arthritis... took Dr's about a year to figure this one out! (DH laughingly wants to blame it on COVID-- please do not go there in this discussion as it is a KNOWN issue with PA). Any how-- my heart issue is bradycardia with some tachycardia and A-fib thrown in for funzies... it has caused some minor issues while I'm teaching as my blood oxygen falls when my heart rate drops... more annoying than anything (I get dizzy). I recently had a bad fall (bloody elbow and knee) due to rapid drop in heart rate so Dr said it was time for a pacemaker-- I've known this was coming for months-- I'm OK with it. This week on Monday I had a gallbladder incident (EXTREME PAIN) during the last minutes of my last class of the day-- I made it through class-- but a few hours later I was informing DH it was time to go to the hospital... Once the staff found out I was a 'cardiac patient' they went into overdrive focusing on that and not my severe pain-- when my blood pressure shot up into the 200's and they were scrambling (I somehow knew it was the pain and not my heart causing it...) they refused a gallbladder test until a cardiac cause was ruled out and it took a few different meds to get my BP down-- OK, that made sense but it took over 12 hours to get pain meds on board! (pain level at 9-10!) grrrr Wednesday morning they finally run a gallbladder test-- it came back normal...GRRRRRR I have about every other symptom you can possibly have except that ONE test they ran... so they discharge me of course! I haven't eaten since Monday morning. Water is HARD to keep down. I've had less than 2 cups of water total since I've been home. This morning I'm trying to sip on some fat-free broth-- but that is not going well. I seen a new GI Dr this afternoon... My pacemaker has been put off at least one month. This morning my right-side pain is 'tolerable' but I have a killer headache-- my BP is probably the cause at is is high again... I'll still teach 2 classes today before my Dr's appointment-- I so WELCOME the distraction as teaching is my favoritest thing in the world! End of whine... too bad I dont drink/cant have any way the real stuff! So that is how my week is going!

I also thought King the Land was sweet and fluffy... I just finished My Lovely Liar-- it dragged a bit in places but was a good show. Last night I finished A Time Called You--- this one is one of my recently viewed favorites-- kept me thinking until the last episode-- finale was emotional by satisfying... It did have one very short scene with Ahn Hyo-seop and Rowoon (cameo) that could have been left out-- so a minute of them holding hands in a car...(the preview clip of this scene went viral). There were also a few scenes of gore/blood/suicide-- so for older teens and up. I really prefer to 'binge watch'-- I hate waiting a week between episodes-- so with the October releases starting next week I'm going to try to hold back... I'm looking for anther sweet/fluffy show for this weekend-- just a tad deeper than King the Land...

I have severe dysgraphia. It took me until college to learn how to 'draw' my letters-- I have to THINK about how each letter is formed... it is painfully slow-- but I can make legible lists and short notes. I will NOT address cards or handwrite letters... My writing is legible if I write on a chalkboard/dry erase board (mounted on a wall) or if I use a graphics tablet... make me write on lined paper- well, no one including me will be able to read that! Unless the workbook is specifically designed for someone with dysgraphia-- chances are it will not work... dysgraphia is not a choice-- you are born this way! I hated being made to stay in for recess because I 'rushed' and my papers were so 'sloppy'... all the (traditional) practice in the world was not going to help... I have noticed that sometimes writing on colored paper or with a colored pencil/pen will have better outcomes than pencil/black ink on white paper. You might see if there is an occupational therapist near you who has experience with working with dysgraphia... just like with dyslexia there are new therapies...